Ceremonial Knife with Scabbard (udamalore)

Yorubalate 19th or early 20th century

Details

Title: Ceremonial Knife with Scabbard (udamalore)
Creator: Yoruba
Creator Nationality: African
Date: late 19th or early 20th century
Physical Dimensions: w37.1 x h43.2 x d10.2 cm (overall)
Type: Weapon
Medium: Ivory, iron, glass beads, brass bells, cotton cloth, wood, and cane
Credit Line: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum purchase funded by Dr. Jules H. Bohnn, Louis Tenenbaum, H. Brock Hudson, Matthew R. Simmons, and Dr. Byron Bohnn in honor of William J. Hill, the founder of "One Great Night in November" at "One Great Night in November"

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